I feel like for me the lyric writing really comes from just what's going on in my heart and that's what consumes me; think a lot of our heart is relationships. Not just with boyfriend or girlfriend but all your relationships in your life with other people and our interactions with other humans.

I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.

I design a lot of things that I wear onstage, but I'm always looking for unique stuff. I like creative things, so anything I can find at a secondhand costume shop to a Helmut Lang store, it doesn't matter - just unique stuff.

Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' had a lot of good songs. It's my range, so I use it to warm up a lot.

I'm not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band.

I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked.

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.